UNAF U-23 Tournament
| Organiser(s) | UNAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Region | North Africa |
| Teams | 5 (plus guests) |
| Current champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Most championships |  Algeria (2 titles) |
| Website | unafonline.org |
The UNAF U-23 Tournament is an international youth football tournament organized by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 23. However, the tournament invites teams from other nations.
History
[edit]The first edition was held on 2006 in Libya. The 2015 tournament was originally planned from 8 to 16 January in the Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran, Algeria.[1] However it was postponed to a later date on first, and after canceled, after the withdrawal of Egypt, Libya and Morocco. No tournaments was played after.[2]
Results
[edit]| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Champion
|
Score |  Runner-up
|
 Third place
|
Score |  Fourth place
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| 1 | 2006 |  Libya
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Libya |
round-robin | Algeria |
 Egypt |
round-robin |  Tunisia | ||
| 2 | 2007 | Tunisia
|
Algeria |
0–0 (6–5 p) | Tunisia |
 Morocco |
2–0 | Libya | ||
| 3 | 2010 | Morocco[3]
|
Algeria |
round-robin | Morocco |
 Cameroon |
round-robin | Libya | ||
| 4 | 2011 | Morocco[4]
|
Saudi Arabia |
round-robin | Algeria |
Morocco |
round-robin |  Niger | ||
| — | 2015 | Algeria[5]
|
Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
Statistics
[edit]Summary
[edit]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
2 (2007, 2010) | 2 (2006, 2011) | — | — |
 Libya
|
1 (2006*) | — | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia
|
1 (2011) | — | — | — |
| Morocco
|
— | 1 (2010*) | 2 (2007, 2011*) | — |
| Tunisia
|
— | 1 (2007*) | — | 1 (2006) |
| Egypt
|
— | — | 1 (2006) | — |
| Cameroon
|
— | — | 1 (2010) | — |
 Niger
|
— | — | — | 1 (2011) |
* Hosts
Italic Invited nation
Participating nations
[edit]| Team | 2006 |
2007 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Apps. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 | |
| Egypt
|
3rd | × | × | × | 1 | |
| Libya
|
1st | 4th | 4th | × | 3 | |
| Morocco
|
× | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3 | |
| Tunisia
|
4th | 2nd | × | × | 2 | |
| Invited nations | ||||||
| Cameroon
|
3rd | 1 | ||||
| Niger
|
4th | 1 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia
|
1st | 1 | ||||
|
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tournoi UNAF U23 : À Oran en janvier 2015". Dzfoot. M-A D. November 27, 2014.
- ^ "Championnat UNAF U-23". Le Temps d'Algérie. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015.
- ^ "Tournoi UNAF des sélections olympiques : Algérie-Cameroun en ouverture". Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ EN U23 : Les Verts au tournoi de l'UNAF du Maroc Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot.com, August 19, 2011
- ^ "le championnat UNAF U23 aura lieu en Algerie". 1.2.3 Algeria. 123Algeriaport. September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014.
External links
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Categories:
- UNAF U-23 Tournament
- Men's international association football competitions in North Africa
- Youth international association football competitions in North Africa
- UNAF competitions for men's national teams
- UNAF competitions for national youth teams
- Under-23 association football competitions
- 2006 establishments in Africa
- Recurring sporting events established in 2006